farnesyl

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Etymology

farnesol +‎ -yl. Thus ultimately from Farnese via Vachellia farnesiana (sweet acacia tree) and its namesake Odoardo Cardinal Farnese.

Noun

farnesyl (plural farnesyls)

(biochemistry) The univalent radical derived from farnesol.

Derived terms

farnesyl pyrophosphate, farnesylpyrophosphate
farnesyltransferase

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